[comp.sys.mac.hardware] Sources for DeskWriter ink cartridges?

omd@pawl.rpi.edu (Eric P. Scholz) (08/08/90)

Hi...are there any places that sell DeskWriter ink cartridges cheap or
preferably even wholesale (like MEI for ribbons)?  I haven't tested out
(or even received) my new DW yet, but I've heard that these cartridges
run out fairly quickly (as compared with laser toner).

Does an ink exist that does not run when wetted after it has dried?
something HP has been rumored to be working on.

Any other cheap alternatives besides wholesale cartridges?
I heard refills can be done but were a real pain.  Any other opinions?

Thanks.

landman@hanami.Eng.Sun.COM (Howard A. Landman x61391) (08/16/90)

In article <TF0$$D-@rpi.edu> omd@pawl.rpi.edu (Eric P. Scholz) writes:
>Does an ink exist that does not run when wetted after it has dried?

Yes.  Japanese "sumi" ink is completely indelible.  Of course, you need
to grind it just before you use it, and so I don't think anyone makes
cartridges using it.

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	Howard A. Landman
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